mission, mandate & principles
our Mission & mandate
VideoCabaret’s primary artistic goal is to create bold, formally adventurous Canadian theatre that interrogates national mythologies, political structures, and media culture through an integrated design aesthetic. Since its founding, the company has fused performance, projection, music, and visual language into a distinctive hybrid form rooted in civic engagement. We are committed to developing and presenting new Canadian work that is politically incisive, aesthetically rigorous, and grounded in collaboration between writers, performers, and designers from the earliest stages of creation.
guiding principles
VideoCabaret respects and upholds the Haudenosaunee teaching of peace, friendship, and respect between sovereign nations. The Two Row Wampum (Guswenta or Teioháte Kaswenta) symbolizes two parallel paths—a canoe and a ship—traveling down the river of life together, side-by-side, without interfering in each other’s laws, cultures, or governance
Additionally, we work to uphold and enact the shared principles of the Anishinaabe known as The Seven Grandfather Teachings; a set of Anishinaabe guiding principles passed down from generation to generation to guide the Anishinaabe in living a good life in peace and without conflict.
Debwewin / Truth: To speak only to the extent, we have lived or experienced.
Dabasendiziwin / Humility: To think lower of oneself in relation to all that sustains us.
Manaaji’idiwin / Respect: To go easy on one another and all of Creation.
Zaagi’idiwin / Love: Unconditional love between one another including all of Creation, humans and non-humans.
Gwayakwaadiziwin / Honesty: To live correctly and with virtue.
Zoongide’ewin / Courage: To live with a solid, strong heart.
Nibwaakaawin / Wisdom: To live with vision.